Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) 2013 R2 Overview

The Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) is a portfolio of technologies available as a subscription for Software Assurance customers. MDOP helps to improve compatibility and management, reduce support costs, improve asset management, and improve policy control.

Here is a list of some of the new features added to MDOP 2013 R2 with either a new service pack level or new version.

Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM) extends the capabilities of the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) to provide change control and improved management.

Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) provides the administrative capability to make applications available to end user computers without installing the applications directly on those computers.